diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
index 2325b7a6e95f..bd7350a608d4 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
@@ -2366,8 +2366,10 @@ static int kvmppc_core_vcpu_create_hv(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 		HFSCR_DSCR | HFSCR_VECVSX | HFSCR_FP | HFSCR_PREFIX;
 	if (cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_HVMODE)) {
 		vcpu->arch.hfscr &= mfspr(SPRN_HFSCR);
+#ifdef CONFIG_PPC_TRANSACTIONAL_MEM
 		if (cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_P9_TM_HV_ASSIST))
 			vcpu->arch.hfscr |= HFSCR_TM;
+#endif
 	}
 	if (cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_TM_COMP))
 		vcpu->arch.hfscr |= HFSCR_TM;